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Contrary to popular perception, any tinkering with the H-1B visa process may not hit local companies hard and may actually end up driving more jobs to India.

Incoming US President Donald Trump may have made a U-turn to take the side of Tesla founder Elon Musk on the H-1B visa, but there is keen anticipation that his government may introduce new regulations around the highly sought visa, and how it will affect Indian IT companies.
Experts, in fact, believe that it could be much ado about nothing. With ramped-up local hiring and reduced reliance on this visa over the past few years, Indian IT companies are better prepared than ever to accommodate any changes that may be introduced to the process. For instance, the H-1B visas issued …
Trump’s policy shift has hit the IT major’s healthcare business hard. Investors would do well to understand how that is playing out for Wipro’s overall business.
Once seen as a threat, global capability centres appear to be becoming a potential growth driver for the country’s IT giants.
Influence cannot be manufactured through diaspora networks, carefully branded events or political donations. It requires honesty and credibility.